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May 22 2021
News
New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June
New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.
As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic life in America has largely resumed. Hugs and unmasked crowds returned to the White House, a
Fox News DigitalMar 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Biden Condemns Russia's Aggression in State of the Union
President Joe Biden used the beginning of his first State of the Union address to voice support for Ukraine as Russia invades the country. Russia is reportedly bombing civilian areas and trying to overtake major Ukrainian cities, but is being met with significant resistance and heavy sanctions. In his speech, Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of an "unprovoked, premediated
AllSides StaffMar 27 2021
News
Asian American politician removes shirt to show wounds, prove patriotism
An Asian American politician and US Army veteran removed his shirt at a local board meeting this week to prove his patriotism.
“Is this patriot enough?” Lee Wong asks, as he stood and opened his white-collar shirt at a West Chester Township, Ohio, Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night, showing wounds he said he suffered in his service.
Wong, a Republican who ran for the Ohio
New York Post (News)Jan 17 2021
Opinion
Cancel culture has no place whatsoever in business
If there is anything that America needs less of, it’s the endless politicization of everything. In settings ranging from Hollywood to universities, it’s no secret that people’s employment prospects have long been affected by their political views.
More recently, this trend has mutated into the cancel culture phenomenon. Individuals and groups find themselves cancelled from platforms,
Fox News DigitalNov 01 2021
News
Trump campaign sells 'Let's Go Brandon' T-shirts
The Trump campaign team sent out an email Thursday offering "Let's Go Brandon" T-shirts in return for any campaign donation of $45 or more.
The email reads in part: "You’ve probably heard it being chanted anywhere patriotic Americans get together. Well now, President Trump has put America’s favorite new phrase on a custom shirt. That’s right. President Trump has just authorized the
The HillDec 21 2020
News
Trump Signs Executive Order Cementing Classical Architecture As The Default Style For Federal Buildings
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Friday, released on Monday, mandating new federal buildings be constructed using classical architecture absent “exceptional factors” necessitating a different style.
“New Federal building designs should, like America’s beloved landmark buildings, uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire the human spirit, ennoble the United States,
The FederalistSep 06 2021
News
Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees
PHOENIX — The hundreds of parishioners at Desert Springs Bible Church, a sprawling megachurch in the northern suburbs of Phoenix, are divided over mask mandates, the presidential election and what to do about migrants on the border. But they are unified on one issue: the need for the United States to take in thousands of Afghan evacuees, and they are passing the plate to make it happen.
New York Times (News)Apr 28 2014
News
US imposes new sanctions on Russian individuals, companies
President Obama said Monday that the U.S. would announce more economic sanctions targeting Russian individuals and corporations in response to what he described as Russias failure to uphold agreements aimed at cooling the crisis in Ukraine.
Fox News DigitalApr 15 2020
News
Trump Hosts Calls on Reopening U.S., Drops Task Force Plan
President Donald Trump held a marathon series of calls on Wednesday with hundreds of U.S. business leaders to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, after rejecting a separate plan to create a smaller task force to advise him on reopening the economy.
As the outbreak shows signs of plateauing in the country, corporate executives have been asked to advise Trump on how to resume something
Washington PostJan 26 2022
Analysis
How to depolarize a country
Last week, the Democrats’ voting rights bills went down in flames, defeated by the Senate filibuster and united Republican opposition. While this doesn’t signal the immediate collapse of American democracy as some have lamented, it does mean that, at least for now, Congress will not take action to repair a political system that is barreling toward a crisis.
At times like these, it’s
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